I know the rose on the back had to go, so I painted over it with the white. And I like it better. But still the seat was lacking. I was just going to strip them down and reupholster it with some old ticking or something but have not been inspired at all to do a thing.

I have been using them as is in my sewing room and after awhile I started to like the roses on the seat but felt it was still missing something. Too bland or sedate..So I took the other seat (still unpainted at this point) and put a little bit different design on it and added a bit more color.

I think it needs some daisies still but I know adding a bit of a darker pink and the lavender helped a lot, at least to my eyes.

To gussy this one up more I will add some other flowers and maybe go over a rose or two with the darker pink .

Here they are together in my sewing room, please forgive the less than stellar photographs, it was dark in my sewing area and I was in a hurry.

They already dress up my rather chaotic sewing space. I hope to get better shots of them once the sun shines again.

I envy your ability to paint so beautifully. My mother used to be able to do that.

I just read your Rustoleum vs. Chalk paint post. I just painted a couple of chairs and decided to go with the Rustoleum too and sure am glad I did. Saved a ton of time and I love that I don't need to wax it. Of course, I think chalk paint is so costly....well I think I spent more on spray paint than I would have on chalk paint. I will now spend the day trying to upholster them...yikes!

They are beautiful Pam! I love the roses, very shabby chic. I like both paints and it depends on what I am painting, if it is too big to sand down (I am lazy) I will use the chalk paint but if I can sand it and spray it, I am all about that. :) I can't always afford the chalk paint either.xoxox

I always love your roses... you do such a beautiful job! I agree that the chair looks better without the rose on the back piece, but I don't know why. Maybe if you had just a striped fabric on the seat, then the rose on the back would look good there?

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